![]() Size 2 (medium), adjustable, fits most adult heads. Lot includes F2/A4 gas mask, faceform and new sealed NBC filter. This gas mask is new and unused, comes from the private collection. Very light weight facepiece- less than 16 ounces. Front voicemitter unit transmit your voice outside of the facepiece. Uses common 40 MM NATO standard thread filters. Hard coated polycarbonate lenses are scratch and impact resistant. Comfortable 6-point adjustable "web" head harness. Outlet valve disk releases exhaled air and prevents unfiltered air from entering the facepiece. Nosecup valve disk allows filtered air to enter nosecup and prevents moist exhaled air from fogging eyelenses in cold weather. Inlet valve disk allows filtered air to enter the facepiece and prevents moist exhaled air from entering the canister. FEATURES: Excellent protection against penetration by a variety of threat agents, tested and verified to be used in contaminated areas for more than 24 hours. The F2 has been in service by the Swedish Armed Forces and Swedish Rescue Services since 1997. F2/A4 is close-fitting soft rubber gas mask that offers excellent face, eye, respiratory protection against chemical, biologicaland nuclear contaminated airborne threats. RARE Swedish Military FORSHEDA F2/A4 NBC-Protective Respirator. Like other WW II webbing and bags, the bag color was OD #3 early in the war but changed to the darker OD #7 shade in 1943.ATTENTION COLLECTORS! RARE FORSHEDA F2/A4 NBC RESPIRATOR / GAS MASK. ![]() The M6 bag has a top closure that is secured with three LTD fasteners. The bag has interior pockets for accessories and is stenciled with "Army Lightweight Service Mask" on the exterior front, near the bottom. The M6 bag was used for both the M3 and M4 masks (and others) to hold the mask itself, the canister, plus accessory items such as anti-dimming sets (to prevent fogging of the eye lenses), covers and protective ointment. The M3 and M4 series of Lightweight Service Gas Masks required a new carrier bag due to the shorter hose length. ![]() The C15 outlet valve assembly has a flat, smooth external cover. (4) The M8 outlet valve assembly has an external guard with a concentric circle grill, as used with the M2A2 and M2A3 masks. Kit includes 20 FDA-approved ThyroSafe Potassium Iodide Tablets (65mg each), and the NBC-77 SOF gas mask filter. (3) The rifle skid is a ridge molded into the mask material, intended to prevent entanglement between the mask wearer's rifle and the harness straps. MIRA Safety CM-7M Military Gas Mask - CBRN Protection Military Special Forces, Police Squads, and Rescue Teams. The two straps on each side are held against the mask by a bridge loop. The lowest strap is attached horizontally at the cheek, with the clip pad attachment point forward from the edge of the mask. (2) Harness attaches to the M4 and M4A1 masks with a riveted clip on pads. Lowest strap, at the cheek, is attached to a tab at a 45° angle, at the edge of the mask. (1) Harness attaches to the M3 and M3A1 masks with a riveted clip, flat against the mask and near the edge. This table lists the components and construction details across the M3 and M4 series variants: It can be difficult to distinguish the M3 from the M4 series masks due to the identical facepiece. Identifying the M3 and M4 Series Lightweight Service Gas Masks īoth the M3 and M4 series Lightweight Service Gas Masks use the M2A2 facepiece, but have a shorter hose and a different canister than the M2A2. A modification to the outlet valve resulted in the M4A1 Lightweight Mask in 1945. The M4 series masks were made of natural rubber in olive drab color. It had many features in common with the M3 series, including the M2A2 facepiece, internal nosecup, outlet valve, shorter hose and lighter M10A1 canister. In 1942, the M4 Lightweight Mask was standardized to add additional improvements. ![]() The M3 series remained in use until obsoleted in 1949. Over 13 million of the M3 series masks were produced during World War II. In 1944, the M3A1 mask was released featuring an improved outlet valve. The Neoprene was found to become unusable in cold weather due to hardening of the mask under those conditions while the natural rubber remained flexible even in cold weather. The M3 was manufactured from both grey rubber and black Neoprene (synthetic rubber). The corrugated hose between the facepiece and the canister was shortened to save materials. The changes and improvements retained the same level of protection to the wearer as the M2 series mask. It used the molded rubber facepiece from the M2A2 mask with the addition of an interior anti-fogging nosecup, and an improved, lighter M10A1 filter canister. In 1942, the M3 Lightweight Service Gas Mask was standardized, weighing only 3.5 pounds vs. The unsatisfactory weight and bulk of the M2 series masks led to the development of an improved service gas mask. The M4 Lightweight Service Mask was a gas mask used by the United States during World War II. ![]()
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